Major Events Jan 6 Ferrand, Count of Flanders, freed from the Louvre after being held prisoner for 12 years by the French Mar 19 Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX Sep 29 Pope Gregory IX excommunicate German emperor Frederik II Oct 4 Assassination of Caliph al-Adil. Nov 23 Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Polish dukes at Gąsawa Born in 1227 Sep 30 Nicholas IV [Girolamo Masci], Italian Pope (1288-92) who was the 1st Franciscan elected, born in Lisciano, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1292) Who Died in 1227 Genghis KhanAugust 18 More 1227 Deaths 1226 History by Year 1228 World Leaders in 1227 Genghis Khan